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MAST
1.
2. WHAT IS MAST
• Assessment tool for the candidates to
evaluate their managerial skills Sets and
understand their Industry Readiness .
• Industry backed Recruitment tool for
Corporate to shortlist and screen fresh talent.
3. Key Challenges - Fresher Hiring
• Gap between Academic Education and Managerial
skills set required in the current scenario.
• Unemployability today is a greater issue than
unemployment.
• High attrition rate due to mismatch of candidate’s
aspiration and employer’s expectation.
• Right job for the right candidate.
4. Key Challenges - B Schools
• Location Disadvantage.
• Lack of Brand Name.
• Bandwidth to connect with
Recruiters.
5. Management Aptitude and Skills Test
• National evaluation benchmark for passing out
Management Graduates
• Assessment to help candidates identify their strengths
and assist in transition both between education and
employment.
• Streamline fresher hiring for recruiters.
• Support B Schools as they have limited bandwidth and
access to attract recruiters
7. WHAT WILL MAST OFFER
• A Career Passport .
• Common evaluation yardstick for candidates .
• Credible Tool for recruiters to indentify and screen
potential candidates.
• Highlight sparkling young talent beyond the prestigious
20 B Schools.
• Increase Pre- recruitment candidate base for Recruiters.
• Shift the focus on student quality from Institute
reputation as top criteria for campus recruitment
8. Corporate Endorsements
• Test has industry backing.
• Strategic alliance with Times Jobs for access
to more than 25000 corporates; which
means multifold options to students.
9. MAST – MODEL
MAST Talent
• MAST Test Takers who Pool • Recruiter 1
make their score card • Recruiter 2
available to recruiter • Recruiter 3…
database • Recruitment Partner –
TimesJobs.com
• AIMA Corporate
Members
AIMA Certified Corporate
Score Card Vacancy
12. Educational Qualification for MAST
2 year MBA Final year MBA / MBA
or MBA / semester Equivalent passed
Equivalent students pass outs not before
Course 2006
13. Test Format
General
Aptitude
Psychometric Domain
Analysis Knowledge
Computer Adaptive
Test
( Duration - 150 Min)
14. Test Format
Test is divided into three main sections
1 2 3
Psychometric Assessment General Aptitude Domain Knowledge
Leadership Numerical Ability HR
Decision Making Ability Managerial Ability Marketing
Team Work Reasoning Operations
Adaptability English Language IT
Stress Management International Business
Initiator Finance
Ethical Values
Negotiation skills
Stability
15. MAST Details
Test Date - 26h Feb 2012
Only Online Registration
Fees – Rs 1750
Payment Mode : Demand Draft or via online payment through Credit /
Debit / ATM Card payable to ALL INDIA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Test Centers – Across India
16. What recruiters have to say ?
• “The testing pattern of MAST which is based on aptitude will help recruiters in short
listing right candidates for their needs. Recruiter can look forward for best talent not
only from the prestigious schools which are frequented by the recruiters but also from
others” VJ Rao, Country Head HR – India, Suzlon Energy Ltd .
• “At a click of a button, this will give access to pretested talent pool across the country. It
will open the opportunity to hire from any campus across the country” S Varadarajan,
Ex-EVP and CHRO, Quatrro BPO Solutions Pvt Ltd.
• “MAST will evaluate the candidates on their competencies and functional skills. This will
give employers a chance to know their candidates better and beforehand. This fact will
help us ensure the longevity of people in the organization. AIMA has done a great job
coming up with something like this and I am sure it will go a long way in ensuring
quality hiring in India” Rajiv Sahdev, Vice president(Corporate HR), Moser Baer India
Ltd.
• “MAST will bring down the time spent in looking at the candidates at the campus. I feel
very positive about the applicability of the test.” A Sudhakar, Executive Director-HR,
Dabur India Ltd.
